The dirt has a secret A dirty secret to tell Ever since the leaves On the dirty secret fell To protect the secret Where it now slept Hiding in dirt Under a sky that wept Down on the secret It covered leaves with ice Until that spring day The weather turned nice Forcing the dirty… Read More Dirty Secret
Flowers have faded Like memories gone by Petals adrift They find places to hide ~ Nuts fall in rhythm One, two, three, to the ground Where some are buried While others wait to be found ~ Mushrooms make their way Up from the earth Out of darkness Comes a time of new birth ~ While… Read More Hands of Time
A rhythmic pattern In melodic time The rain it danced It danced sublime ~ Each drop took part In the choreography It was a sight A sight to see ~ The rain dance This sacred prayer Hopes for wishes For wishes to share ~ Through tribal tradition Mixed with love Comes the blessings The blessings… Read More Rain Dance
Our hopes and dreams We watched drift away But the tide returned them The very next day ~ The same, but different And somehow renewed Now, alive with an energy The sea had infused
In the heat of summer At the high noon hour The creatures begin to creep Up the plants they’ll soon devour ~ Sacrificing foliage For their own selfish needs Bite by bite The caterpillars feed ~ Soon the first leaf is gone Quickly followed by the next They ravenously chew On the plant that they… Read More Devour
Change happens slowly But just wait and see How beautifully sweet The harvest will be
I see a pretty picture But it is not complete The park bench is empty Where two people should be ~ And where are the children Laughing as they speak One counts aloud In their game of hide and seek ~ And what about the dog Splashing in the pond Sniffing out bullfrogs While staying… Read More I See
